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Responsible Business Conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean - Final evaluation

eval_number:

3021

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3021

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Tripartism & constituent partnerships

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

ILO, Donors, Other implementing partners of ILO

challenges:

ILO is a complex and unique organisations because of its Tripartite Structure, a complex governance structure, with three different groups of constituents (governments, employers, and workers) who have equal representation and decision-making power. Understanding the role and influence of each group, as well as their interactions with one another, can be challenging to others UN or international organisation that might not understand the importance and scope of the tripartism. Even though, the other partners (OECD and UNHCHR). Despite the fact that the other partner organizations ended up understanding the tripartite structure, even at the end of 4 years of joint work it is difficult for them to understand who these Constituents really are or their level of representation. Not any employer or national union can be considered "Constituent". It is necessary that the awareness work also include more technical and precise explanations that allow partners to understand the way the ILO works.

success:

ILO is a complex and unique organisation because of its Tripartite Structure, a complex governance structure, with three different groups of constituents (governments, employers, and workers) who have equal representation and decision-making power. Understanding the role and influence of each group, as well as their interactions with one another, can be challenging to others UN or international organisation that might not understand the importance and scope of the tripartism. Even though, the other partners (OECD and UNHCHR). Despite the fact that the other partner organizations ended up understanding the tripartite structure, even at the end of 4 years of joint work it is difficult for them to understand who these Constituents really are or their level of representation. Not any employer or national union can be considered "Constituent". By The following lesson learned has been identified during the course of the evaluation. Further text explaining the lesson may be included in the full evaluation report. Template 4.1: Lessons Learned understanding and harnessing the added value of tripartism and its constituents, the ILO and its partners can achieve better outcomes for workers, employers, and governments. This can include improvements in working conditions, greater protection of workers' rights, and more sustainable economic growth.

context:

Advocacy work must be done to make it clear that unions are not a civil society organisation, nor an NGO. It cannot be assumed that their role and peculiarities are understandable to institutions, such as Foreign Ministries or other Ministries besides the Ministry of labour, or organisations, even within the framework of the United Nations, that do not regularly work with the trade union sector.

description:

Understanding and harnessing the added value of the ILO means understanding tripartism and the value of its Constituents.

administrative_issues:

N/A

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/243906

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location:

country:

Americas - regional

region:

Americas

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eval_title:

Responsible Business Conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean - Final evaluation